Saweetie began posting short raps on her Instagram account in 2012. One video featured her rapping over the beat from American rapper Khia’s “My Neck, My Back (Lick It)”, which eventually became “Icy Grl”. The song was released on her SoundCloud in the summer of 2017 and brought her to the attention of Max Gousse, a well-known producer and A&R executive, who became her manager.
In January 2018, Saweetie was named Tidal’s Artist of the Week and one of Pigeons & Planes’s Best New Artists of the Month. During Super Bowl LII in February 2018, she was featured in an ad for Rihanna’s cosmetic company, Fenty Beauty. That month, she signed to Warner Bros. Records and Gousse’s record label, Artistry Worldwide
Was Saweetie adopted?
Diamonté Quiava Valentin Harper was born in Santa Clara, California, to Trinidad Valentin, who is of Filipino and Chinese heritage, and Johnny Harper, who is African-American. She grew up in Sacramento, California, attending Merrill F. West High School in Tracy and graduating from Monterey Trail High School in Elk Grove.
